Correlation between body mass index and postural balance

Clinics

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 717-720

  Greve, Julia ^a   Alonso, Angelica ^a   Bordini, Ana Carolina P G ^a   Camanho, Gilberto Luis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Ankle joint; Body mass index; Evaluation; Knee joint; Postural balance

Indexed keywords

EID: 38549164202     PISSN: 18075932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1807-59322007000600010     Document Type: Article

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